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What to recycle in North Devon

The following materials are collected in the North Devon area:

Green bin

all food waste - see Kitchen and kerbside caddies for further information.
bark
hedge clippings
grass cuttings
weeds
cut flowers
plants (no soil)
windfalls
untreated sawdust
wood shavings
clean straw

You can no longer put cardboard in your green bin.

Kitchen and kerbside caddies

all cooked food
all raw food
bones and carcasses
left-overs from plates
tea bags and coffee grounds
fruit and vegetables, including peelings

Please do not wrap your food waste in plastic bags. Instead a small amount of kitchen roll or a sheet of newspaper can be used. Alternatively, you can buy corn starch bags to line your kitchen caddy.

Brown bag

corrugated cardboard
cereal boxes and other cardboard food packaging
toothpaste boxes
toilet roll and kitchen roll cores
cardboard egg boxes
card sleeves (from food trays)
 

To find the location of recycling facilities in this district, please use the left hand menu.

Find out what day your collection will be on

If you have missed your refuse/recycling collection, please contact North Devon Council on 01271 374776 or click here.

For more detailed information regarding refuse and recycling in North Devon, please  click here
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